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In Industrial Production 4.0, classic industrial robots may be able to work without a fence. But what are the requirements for this? Christopher Schneider, Product Manager Collaborative Robots at the Robotics Division of Yaskawa Europe in Allershausen, provides the answers.
read more...R3 Reliable Realtime Radio Communications is presenting its first series products 'Echoring Ethernet Bridge' (EREB) and 'Echoring System on Module' (SoM) at the SPS. They are designed to supplement wired industrial Ethernet networks with equally powerful wireless connections.
read more...iniNet Solutions has developed an automation architecture based on web server-supported SCADA and programming software that is designed to bring manufacturing companies up to Industry 4.0 level more easily than ever before. It can be seen at the SPS.
read more...Schmersal shows how efficient, Industry 4.0-compatible safety solutions can be implemented - with the help of a virtual production machine and new safety components, including those based on Bluetooth.
read more...The Open Industry 4.0 Alliance was launched at Hannover Messe 2019. At SPS 2019, its members are now presenting solutions as part of their interoperability framework.
read more...In expanding its range of products and services, Kontron is paying particular attention to software and is putting together application-specific packages.
read more...This is how digital engineering works: the right tools and services are the key to success. Available data can now be linked more closely and used to advantage - from development to the cloud. One promising concept is the Asset Administration Shell.
read more...In the course of Industry 4.0, remote control - i.e. remote access to machines and systems - is generally gaining in importance. The picture gallery shows a selection of current products in this area.
read more...The IoT has changed the requirements for processing data provided by machine sensors and actuators. This needs to happen as quickly as possible - preferably where the data is generated. Edge nodes and swarm computing systems take on this task.
read more...The digitalization of plant and device automation is also in full swing in the process industry and is less complex than often assumed. FDT-based IoT scenarios with Pactware, for example, can help you get started with the implementation of digitalization measures.
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